Time to Get Real on City Council Staff Pay
Councilmember William Go recently brought forth an idea for increasing compensation for members of the Irvine City Council while also cutting council members staffing […]
Month: August 2026
AFSCME California People Endorses Dr. Paula Swift for Assembly District 70
Seal Beach, CA – Dr. Paula Swift, candidate for California State Assembly District 70, today announced the endorsement of the American Federation of State, County and […]
Trump’s War on Fraud hits a Santa Ana Food Truck
The Trump administration has declared war on fraud, which is hysterical considering the President was convicted on 32 counts of criminal fraud in New York […]
The Status Quo Lives; DNC leaves RCV Place for States Who Have it
The Democratic National Committee’s decision to reject a proposed ban on ranked-choice voting (RCV) in the party’s 2028 presidential nominating rules is best understood […]
The DNC’s RCV Reality Check: Apparently Republicans Aren’t the Only Ones Who Hate It
Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) has long been sold as the enlightened alternative to those supposedly benighted, partisan Republicans who just can’t handle voters having […]
Irvine’s Great Park Live Gamble: PSQ Gets the Contract, Live Nation Gets the Big Show
The Irvine City Council has made its choice: PSQ Productions gets to continue running Great Park Live, while the city moves forward with a management […]
RCV: When Every Problem Is an “Exception,” Maybe the Exceptions Are the Problem
There is a wonderful moment in any political debate when an advocate for a controversial reform finally admits what critics have been saying all […]
What if Nixon had Trump’s Defense Team?
Today is the anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation, which means it is a good day to contemplate one of history’s great missed opportunities: What if […]
Some Details on Actual RCV Elections that counters the Pro-RCV Narrative
Ranked Choice Voting: The Overhyped Mess That Promised Paradise and Delivered ChaosRanked Choice Voting was sold to us like a miracle cure for American elections. […]